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Title: Thaumasite Formation in Hydraulic Mortars and Concretes
Author(s): J. A. Grijalvo, M. T. Blanco-Varela, F. P. Maroto, A. P. Sanchez, and T. V. Moreno
Publication: Special Publication
Volume: 192
Issue:
Appears on pages(s): 1173-1192
Keywords: deterioration; hydraulic cements; sulfate attack; thaumasite
Date: 4/1/2000
Abstract:The state-of-the-art on thaumasite formation is discussed, stressing aspects of its formation in mortars an in portland-cement concretes, and also the effect its formation has on their durability. Methods for material synthesis, mentioned in the bibliography including a detailed report of the characterization of thaumasite through XRD, IR, DTA/TG, NMR, electron microscopy and microanalysis, are described.
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